Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

The Rocketts and James River from Libby Hill, Richmond, Va

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05137.133 Author/Creator: Place Written: New York Type: Photograph Date: 1861-1865 ca. Pagination: 1 stereocard Order a Copy

E. & H. T. Anthony, publisher. Panorama looking southwest. A label pasted over the back appears to obscure the "War Views" series title. The word "War" is handwritten on the label.

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